Jörg Follert was Wunder, now he is Wechsel Garland. One can easily trace the atmospheric relationship between the two projects -- the synthesis of lightness and deep melancholy. A combination that is nearly impossible. In a more accelerated and abstract way Steve Reich achieved that before, but here the music is much slower and far more intimate. That's the place where the floating and ringing sounds of the marimba, the Fender Rhodes piano or the xylophone can vibrate. There's no driving beats, but it's al...   [ read more ]

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Jörg Follert was Wunder, now he is Wechsel Garland. Great expectations? ("Große Erwartungen") One can easily trace the atmospheric relationship between the two projects the synthesis of lightness and deep melancholy. A combination that is nearly impossible. How then? ("Wie Also?") Like an aeroplane a butterfly ("Falter") glides through the valley of deep sounds in the beginning, only to take a rest between melodic-percussive patterns made of minor scales later on. In a more accelerated and abstract ...   [ read more ]

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'Jorg Follert's melodic, electronic-leaning work as Wechsel Garland combines the organic and the synthetic for productions that employ elements like organ, accordion, acoustic guitar, melodica, and Fender Rhodes. The Cologne-based producer, who released an album as Wunder on Karaoke Kalk in 1998, issued the first Wechsel Garland full-length on Morr Music two years later. The tracks for Wechsel Garland were initially intended to accompany a ballet production that Follert had been commissioned to compose mus...   [ read more ]

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